Why You Need to Secure Your Website with HTTPS and SSL

4th February 2016

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What is SSL

SSL Stands for Security Socket Level, in fact the communication of the internet can easily be accessed by someone who you don’t want to share your data unless your communication through web is secured, so it is actually matter of trust in the world of internet, suppose you are searching something to buy online, you certainly will have two concerns out of many

1st how to trust some website while providing my info like contact info and credit/debit card details

2nd what if after you pay the money went to a scammer

well it’s here when SSL comes into play

when a web surfer sees SSL icon, https in the URL he knows he is dealing not only with a secure connection but also with legitimate business

SSL for Google Ranking

In August 2014, Google officially announced it would use HTTPS as a ranking signal due to security issues.
Google’s move means that migrating your website from HTTP to HTTPS can give you a minor boost in search results.

Google’s recommending HTTPS is reason enough to make the switch, It’s important to know what both protocols mean, what the difference between HTTP and HTTPS is, and what the advantages and disadvantages are of each option.

SSL is secure certificate that offers three layers of protection: encryption, which means that all data sent between a browser (client) and a website (server) are encrypted so that even if data are stolen or intercepted a hacker won’t be able to decrypt them; data integrity, which guarantees that your data cannot be modified or corrupted during transfer without being detected; and authentication, which verifies whether you are actually communicating with the intended website. To make sure your communications are safe, you can look for a special green padlock in your browser’s URL bar that indicates whether or not a website is secure.

How It Works

SSL is a protocol in form of a certificate which is installed with intended domain in order to enhance security your website and also let the visitor of your website build a trust on your website, and this also can validate and vet your organization so your website’s visitor gain the highest level of trust not only surfing but also providing the information

To use SSL, after you have a hosted domain, your domain host will provide a special key called CSR (Certificate Signing Request) which is actually integrated within the SSL certificate to verify the legitimate website and its usage, after this SSL certificate is installed into the hosting server, which will update secure your website automatically

Why SSL

As mentioned earlier its all for the purpose of trust and securing both end i.e. your website as well as your website’s visitor, so you and visitor feel comfortable and confident while communicating information so some unintended person is unable to steal the confidential information from you or from your client, that’s why SSL is recommend for you if you have an e-commerce website or do online conversation like emails etc. related to your business